| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 前 | 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 上前 | 上前 | shàngqián | - to advance - to step forward |
| 之前 | 之前 | zhīqián | - before - prior to - ago - previously - beforehand |
| 事前 | 事前 | shìqián | - in advance - before the event |
| 以前 | 以前 | yǐqián | - before - formerly - previous - ago |
| 先前 | 先前 | xiānqián | - before - previously |
| 前世 | 前世 | qiánshì | - previous generations - previous incarnation (Buddhism) |
| 前事 | 前事 | qiánshì | - past events - antecedent - what has happened |
| 前些 | 前些 | qiánxiē | - a few (days, years etc) ago |
| 前人 | 前人 | qiánrén | - predecessor - forebears - the person facing you |
| 前件 | 前件 | qiánjiàn | - antecedent (logic) |
| 前任 | 前任 | qiánrèn | - predecessor - ex- - former - ex (spouse etc) |
| 前来 | 前來 | qiánlái | - to come (formal) - before - previously |
| 前例 | 前例 | qiánlì | - precedent |
| 前传 | 前傳 | qiánchuán | - forward pass (sport) |
| 前传 | 前傳 | qiánzhuàn | - prequel |
| 前倾 | 前傾 | qiánqīng | - to lean forward |
| 前兆 | 前兆 | qiánzhào | - omen - to foreshadow |
| 前儿 | 前兒 | qiánr | - before - day before yesterday |
| 前冠 | 前冠 | qiánguān | - heading - prefix |
| 前列 | 前列 | qiánliè | - the very front |
| 前咽 | 前咽 | qiányān | - prepharynx (biology) |
| 前哨 | 前哨 | qiánshào | - outpost - (fig.) front line |
| 前因 | 前因 | qiányīn | - antecedents |
| 前尘 | 前塵 | qiánchén | - the past - impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) |
| 前夕 | 前夕 | qiánxī | - eve - the day before |
| 前夜 | 前夜 | qiányè | - the eve - the night before |
| 前天 | 前天 | qiántiān | - the day before yesterday |
| 前夫 | 前夫 | qiánfū | - former husband |
| 前奏 | 前奏 | qiánzòu | - prelude - presage |
| 前妻 | 前妻 | qiánqī | - ex-wife |
| 前嫌 | 前嫌 | qiánxián | - former hatred - bygone enmity |
| 前导 | 前導 | qiándǎo | - to precede - to guide |
| 前年 | 前年 | qiánnián | - the year before last |
| 前庭 | 前庭 | qiántíng | - front courtyard - vestibule |
| 前廊 | 前廊 | qiánláng | - front porch |
| 前厅 | 前廳 | qiántīng | - anteroom - vestibule - lobby (of a hotel etc) |
| 前往 | 前往 | qiánwǎng | - to leave for - to proceed towards - to go |
| 前后 | 前後 | qiánhòu | - around - from beginning to end - all around - front and rear |
| 前情 | 前情 | qiánqíng | - former love - former circumstances |
| 前戏 | 前戲 | qiánxì | - foreplay |
| 前提 | 前提 | qiántí | - premise - precondition - prerequisite |
| 前揭 | 前揭 | qiánjiē | - (the item) named above - aforementioned - cited above - op. cit. |
| 前摆 | 前擺 | qiánbǎi | - last time |
| 前敌 | 前敵 | qiándí | - front line (military) |
| 前方 | 前方 | qiánfāng | - ahead - the front |
| 前日 | 前日 | qiánrì | - day before yesterday |
| 前晌 | 前晌 | qiánshǎng | - (dialect) morning - forenoon |
| 前景 | 前景 | qiánjǐng | - foreground - vista - (future) prospects - perspective |
| 前朝 | 前朝 | qiáncháo | - the previous dynasty |
| 前期 | 前期 | qiánqī | - preceding period - early stage |
| 前桅 | 前桅 | qiánwéi | - foremast |
| 前桥 | 前橋 | Qiánqiáo | - Maebashi (surname or place name) |
| 前此 | 前此 | qiáncǐ | - before today |
| 前段 | 前段 | qiánduàn | - first part - front end - forepart - front segment - the preceding section |
| 前沿 | 前沿 | qiányán | - front-line - forward position - outpost - extending ahead - frontier (of science, technology etc) |
| 前凉 | 前涼 | QiánLiáng | - Former Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376) |
| 前汉 | 前漢 | QiánHàn | - Former Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han Dynasty |
| 前灯 | 前燈 | qiándēng | - headlight |
| 前燕 | 前燕 | QiánYān | - Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) |
| 前生 | 前生 | qiánshēng | - pre-existence |
| 前瞻 | 前瞻 | qiánzhān | - forward-looking - prescient - foresight - forethought - outlook |
| 前科 | 前科 | qiánkē | - criminal record - previous convictions |
| 前秦 | 前秦 | QiánQín | - Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395) |
| 前程 | 前程 | qiánchéng | - future (career etc) prospects |
| 前端 | 前端 | qiánduān | - front - front end - forward part of sth |
| 前缀 | 前綴 | qiánzhuì | - prefix (linguistics) |
| 前线 | 前線 | qiánxiàn | - front line - military front - workface - cutting edge |
| 前翅 | 前翅 | qiánchì | - front wing (of insect) |
| 前者 | 前者 | qiánzhě | - the former |
| 前肢 | 前肢 | qiánzhī | - forelimb - foreleg |
| 前胃 | 前胃 | qiánwèi | - proventriculus - forestomach |
| 前胸 | 前胸 | qiánxiōng | - human chest - breast |
| 前腿 | 前腿 | qiántuǐ | - forelegs |
| 前臂 | 前臂 | qiánbì | - forearm |
| 前台 | 前臺 | qiántái | - front platform - front of theatrical stage - foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) - front desk - reception desk |
| 前舱 | 前艙 | qiáncāng | - fore hold (on ship) - bow cabin |
| 前茅 | 前茅 | qiánmáo | - forward patrol (miitary) |
| 前卫 | 前衛 | qiánwèi | - advanced guard - vanguard - avant-garde - forward (soccer position) |
| 前言 | 前言 | qiányán | - preface - forward - introduction |
| 前赵 | 前趙 | QiánZhào | - Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329) |
| 前身 | 前身 | qiánshēn | - forerunner - predecessor - precursor - previous incarnation (Buddhism) - jacket front |
| 前辍 | 前輟 | qiánchuò | - prefix |
| 前辈 | 前輩 | qiánbèi | - senior - older generation - precursor |
| 前轮 | 前輪 | qiánlún | - front wheel |
| 前述 | 前述 | qiánshù | - aforestated - stated above - the preceding statement |
| 前途 | 前途 | qiántú | - prospects - future outlook - journey |
| 前进 | 前進 | qiánjìn | - to go forward - to forge ahead - to advance - onward |
| 前边 | 前邊 | qiánbian | - front - the front side - in front of |
| 前部 | 前部 | qiánbù | - front part - front section |
| 前金 | 前金 | Qiánjīn | - Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 前锋 | 前鋒 | qiánfēng | - vanguard - front line - a forward (sports) |
| 前镇 | 前鎮 | Qiánzhèn | - Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 前门 | 前門 | Qiánmén | - Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2 |
| 前门 | 前門 | qiánmén | - front door - main entrance - honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) |
| 前面 | 前面 | qiánmiàn | - ahead - in front - preceding - above |
| 前头 | 前頭 | qiántou | - in front - at the head - ahead - above |
| 前额 | 前額 | qiáné | - forehead |
| 前体 | 前體 | qiántǐ | - precursor |
| 午前 | 午前 | wǔqián | - morning - a.m. |
| 台前 | 台前 | Táiqián | - Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan - front of the stage |
| 史前 | 史前 | shǐqián | - prehistory |
| 向前 | 向前 | xiàngqián | - forward - onward |
| 在前 | 在前 | zàiqián | - ahead - formerly - in the past |
| 婚前 | 婚前 | hūnqián | - pre-marital - pre-nuptial |
| 年前 | 年前 | niánqián | - ...years ago |
| 往前 | 往前 | wǎngqián | - to move forwards |
| 从前 | 從前 | cóngqián | - previously - formerly - once upon a time |
| 提前 | 提前 | tíqián | - to shift to an earlier date - to do sth ahead of time - in advance |
| 支前 | 支前 | zhīqián | - to support the front (military) |
| 日前 | 日前 | rìqián | - the other day - a few days ago |
| 早前 | 早前 | zǎoqián | - previously |
| 朝前 | 朝前 | cháoqián | - facing forwards |
| 此前 | 此前 | cǐqián | - before this - before then - previously |
| 生前 | 生前 | shēngqián | - (of a deceased) during one's life - while living |
| 产前 | 產前 | chǎnqián | - prenatal - antenatal |
| 当前 | 當前 | dāngqián | - current - today's - modern - present - to be facing (us) |
| 目前 | 目前 | mùqián | - at the present time - currently |
| 眼前 | 眼前 | yǎnqián | - before one's eyes - now - at present |
| 税前 | 稅前 | shuìqián | - pre-tax - before taxes |
| 空前 | 空前 | kōngqián | - unprecedented |
| 胸前 | 胸前 | xiōngqián | - (on the) chest - bosom |
| 旧前 | 舊前 | jiùqián | - in the past - formerly |
| 超前 | 超前 | chāoqián | - to be ahead of one's time - to surpass or outdo one's predecessors - to be ahead of the pack - to take the lead - advanced |
| 跟前 | 跟前 | gēnqián | - in front of - close to - nearby - the time just before |
| 跟前 | 跟前 | gēnqian | - living with sb - nearby |
| 近前 | 近前 | jìnqián | - to come close - to get near to - front |
| 门前 | 門前 | ménqián | - in front of the door |
| 面前 | 面前 | miànqián | - in front of - facing - (in the) presence (of) |
| 不久前 | 不久前 | bùjiǔqián | - not long ago |
| 中前卫 | 中前衛 | zhōngqiánwèi | - center forward (soccer position) |
| 公元前 | 公元前 | gōngyuánqián | - BCE (before the Common Era) - BC (before Christ) |
| 到目前 | 到目前 | dàomùqián | - up until now - to date |
| 前一向 | 前一向 | qiányīxiàng | - lately - in the recent past |
| 前一天 | 前一天 | qiányītiān | - the day before (an event) |
| 前三甲 | 前三甲 | qiánsānjiǎ | - top three |
| 前不久 | 前不久 | qiánbùjiǔ | - not long ago - not long before |
| 前列腺 | 前列腺 | qiánlièxiàn | - prostate |
| 前半夜 | 前半夜 | qiánbànyè | - first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight) |
| 前半天 | 前半天 | qiánbàntiān | - morning - a.m. - first half of the day |
| 前半晌 | 前半晌 | qiánbànshǎng | - morning - a.m. - first half of the day |
| 前哨战 | 前哨戰 | qiánshàozhàn | - skirmish |
| 前大灯 | 前大燈 | qiándàdēng | - headlight |
| 前奏曲 | 前奏曲 | qiánzòuqǔ | - prelude (music) |
| 前几天 | 前幾天 | qiánjǐtiān | - a few days before |
| 前庭窗 | 前庭窗 | qiántíngchuāng | - fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear) |
| 前后文 | 前後文 | qiánhòuwén | - context - the surrounding words - same as 上下文 |
| 前意识 | 前意識 | qiányìshí | - preconscious - preconsciousness |
| 前房角 | 前房角 | qiánfángjiǎo | - anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye) |
| 前掠翼 | 前掠翼 | qiánlüèyì | - swept-forward wing (on jet fighter) |
| 前汉书 | 前漢書 | QiánHànshū | - History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls |
| 前甲板 | 前甲板 | qiánjiǎbǎn | - forward deck (of a boat) |
| 前瞻性 | 前瞻性 | qiánzhānxìng | - farsightedness - perspicacity - prescience - forward-looking |
| 前磨齿 | 前磨齒 | qiánmóchǐ | - premolar tooth |
| 前空翻 | 前空翻 | qiánkōngfān | - forward somersault - front flip |
| 前总理 | 前總理 | qiánzǒnglǐ | - former prime minister |
| 前总统 | 前總統 | qiánzǒngtǒng | - former president |
| 前置词 | 前置詞 | qiánzhìcí | - preposition |
| 前臼齿 | 前臼齒 | qiánjiùchǐ | - premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals) |
| 前苏联 | 前蘇聯 | qiánSūlián | - former Soviet Union |
| 前车主 | 前車主 | qiánchēzhǔ | - previous owner (of a car for sale) |
| 前进区 | 前進區 | Qiánjìnqū | - Qianjin district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang |
| 前边儿 | 前邊兒 | qiánbianr | - erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5] |
| 前郭县 | 前郭縣 | Qiánguōxiàn | - Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin |
| 前郭镇 | 前郭鎮 | Qiánguōzhèn | - Qian Gorlos township, capital of Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县, Songyuan, Jilin |
| 前金区 | 前金區 | Qiánjīnqū | - Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 前锯肌 | 前鋸肌 | qiánjùjī | - serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest) |
| 前镇区 | 前鎮區 | Qiánzhènqū | - Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 前首相 | 前首相 | qiánshǒuxiàng | - former prime minister |
| 前鼻音 | 前鼻音 | qiánbíyīn | - alveolar nasal - consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge |
| 前齿龈 | 前齒齦 | qiánchǐyín | - alveolar - front part of the alveolar ridge |
| 台前县 | 台前縣 | Táiqiánxiàn | - Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan |
| 史前人 | 史前人 | shǐqiánrén | - prehistoric man |
| 右前卫 | 右前衛 | yòuqiánwèi | - right forward (soccer position) |
| 在眼前 | 在眼前 | zàiyǎnqián | - now - at the present |
| 大前天 | 大前天 | dàqiántiān | - three days ago |
| 大前年 | 大前年 | dàqiánnián | - three years ago |
| 大前提 | 大前提 | dàqiántí | - major premise |
| 天前配 | 天前配 | tiānqiánpèi | - soul mates - before heaven match |
| 左前卫 | 左前衛 | zuǒqiánwèi | - left forward (soccer position) |
| 打前站 | 打前站 | dǎqiánzhàn | - to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) - (military) to dispatch an advance party |
| 旋前肌 | 旋前肌 | xuánqiánjī | - pronator teres muscle (below the elbow) |
| 欧车前 | 歐車前 | ōuchēqián | - psyllium (genus Plantago) |
| 站前区 | 站前區 | Zhànqiánqū | - Zhanqian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning |
| 纪元前 | 紀元前 | jìyuánqián | - before the common era (BC) |
| 西元前 | 西元前 | xīyuánqián | - BCE (before the Common Era) - BC (before Christ) |
| 车前草 | 車前草 | chēqiáncǎo | - plantain herb (Plantago asiatica) |
| 头向前 | 頭向前 | tóuxiàngqián | - headlong |
| 马前卒 | 馬前卒 | mǎqiánzú | - lackey - errand boy - lit. runner before a carriage |
| 一往无前 | 一往無前 | yīwǎngwúqián | - to advance courageously (idiom) - to press forward |
| 一往直前 | 一往直前 | yīwǎngzhíqián | - see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2] |
| 一直往前 | 一直往前 | yīzhíwǎngqián | - straight ahead |
| 不顾前后 | 不顧前後 | bùgùqiánhòu | - regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth |
| 停滞不前 | 停滯不前 | tíngzhìbùqián | - stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant - in a rut - at a standstill |
| 光前裕后 | 光前裕後 | guāngqiányùhòu | - to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) |
| 前世姻缘 | 前世姻緣 | qiánshìyīnyuán | - a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom) |
| 前仆后继 | 前仆後繼 | qiánpūhòujì | - one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades - advancing wave upon wave |
| 前仰后合 | 前仰後合 | qiányǎnghòuhé | - to sway to and fro - to rock back and forth |
| 前信号灯 | 前信號燈 | qiánxìnhàodēng | - car front indicator |
| 前俯后仰 | 前俯後仰 | qiánfǔhòuyǎng | - to rock one's body backward and forward - to be convulsed (with laughter etc) |
| 前倨后恭 | 前倨後恭 | qiánjùhòugōng | - to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom) |
| 前列腺炎 | 前列腺炎 | qiánlièxiànyán | - prostatitis |
| 前列腺素 | 前列腺素 | qiánlièxiànsù | - prostaglandin |
| 前功尽弃 | 前功盡棄 | qiángōngjìnqì | - to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) - all that has been achieved goes down the drain |
| 前半天儿 | 前半天兒 | qiánbàntiānr | - erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1] |
| 前半晌儿 | 前半晌兒 | qiánbànshǎngr | - erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3] |
| 前因后果 | 前因後果 | qiányīnhòuguǒ | - cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development |
| 前寒武纪 | 前寒武紀 | qiánhánwǔjì | - pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago |
| 前所未有 | 前所未有 | qiánsuǒwèiyǒu | - unprecedented |
| 前所未闻 | 前所未聞 | qiánsuǒwèiwén | - unheard-of - unprecedented |
| 前所未见 | 前所未見 | qiánsuǒwèijiàn | - unprecedented - never seen before |
| 前提条件 | 前提條件 | qiántítiáojiàn | - pre-conditions |
| 前景可期 | 前景可期 | qiánjǐngkěqī | - to have a promising future - to have bright prospects |
| 前生冤孽 | 前生冤孽 | qiánshēngyuānniè | - predestined relationship |
| 前生召唤 | 前生召喚 | qiánshēngzhàohuàn | - foreordination |
| 前程远大 | 前程遠大 | qiánchéngyuǎndà | - to have a future full of promise |
| 前缘未了 | 前緣未了 | qiányuánwèiliǎo | - one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom) |
| 前赴后继 | 前赴後繼 | qiánfùhòujì | - to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) |
| 前车之鉴 | 前車之鑒 | qiánchēzhījiàn | - to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom) |
| 前途未卜 | 前途未卜 | qiántúwèibǔ | - hanging in the balance - the future is hard to forecast - ¿Qué serà? - who knows what the future holds? |
| 前途渺茫 | 前途渺茫 | qiántúmiǎománg | - not knowing what to do next - at a loose end |
| 前途无量 | 前途無量 | qiántúwúliàng | - to have boundless prospects |
| 勇往直前 | 勇往直前 | yǒngwǎngzhíqián | - to advance bravely |
| 匍匐前进 | 匍匐前進 | púfúqiánjìn | - to crawl forward |
| 史前石桌 | 史前石桌 | shǐqiánshízhuō | - menhir - prehistoric stone table |
| 史无前例 | 史無前例 | shǐwúqiánlì | - unprecedented in history |
| 各奔前程 | 各奔前程 | gèbènqiánchéng | - each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead |
| 名列前茅 | 名列前茅 | mínglièqiánmáo | - to rank among the best |
| 向前翻腾 | 向前翻騰 | xiàngqiánfānténg | - forward somersault |
| 在此之前 | 在此之前 | zàicǐzhīqián | - before that - beforehand - previously |
| 在这之前 | 在這之前 | zàizhèzhīqián | - before then - up until that point |
| 大敌当前 | 大敵當前 | dàdídāngqián | - facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties - Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| 子癫前症 | 子癲前症 | zǐdiānqiánzhèng | - pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine) |
| 专美于前 | 專美於前 | zhuānměiyúqián | - to take advantage of the good reputations of others (idiom) |
| 巴前算后 | 巴前算後 | bāqiánsuànhòu | - thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind - to consider repeatedly |
| 彼得前书 | 彼得前書 | Bǐdéqiánshū | - First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament) |
| 思前想后 | 思前想後 | sīqiánxiǎnghòu | - to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future - to ponder over reasons and connection |
| 惩前毖后 | 懲前毖後 | chéngqiánbìhòu | - lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again |
| 承前启后 | 承前啟後 | chéngqiánqǐhòu | - to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition - forming a bridge between earlier and later stages |
| 提前投票 | 提前投票 | tíqiántóupiào | - early vote |
| 提前起爆 | 提前起爆 | tíqiánqǐbào | - "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire) - preinitiation |
| 新年前夕 | 新年前夕 | xīnniánqiánxī | - New Year's eve |
| 月下花前 | 月下花前 | yuèxiàhuāqián | - lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom) - fig. romantic surroundings |
| 正向前看 | 正向前看 | zhèngxiàngqiánkàn | - look-ahead assertion |
| 此时以前 | 此時以前 | cǐshíyǐqián | - heretofore |
| 产前检查 | 產前檢查 | chǎnqiánjiǎnchá | - prenatal examination - antenatal examination |
| 畏缩不前 | 畏縮不前 | wèisuōbùqián | - to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance |
| 痛改前非 | 痛改前非 | tònggǎiqiánfēi | - completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf - a reformed character |
| 尽释前嫌 | 盡釋前嫌 | jìnshìqiánxián | - to forget former enmity (idiom) |
| 瞻前顾后 | 瞻前顧後 | zhānqiángùhòu | - to look forward and back - to consider prudently - overcautious |
| 科右前旗 | 科右前旗 | Kēyòuqiánqí | - Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia |
| 稳步不前 | 穩步不前 | wěnbùbùqián | - to mark time and make no advances (idiom) |
| 空前绝后 | 空前絕後 | kōngqiánjuéhòu | - unprecedented and never to be duplicated - the first and the last - unmatched - unique |
| 经济前途 | 經濟前途 | jīngjìqiántú | - economic future - economic outlook |
| 圣诞前夕 | 聖誕前夕 | Shèngdànqiánxī | - Christmas eve |
| 舌尖前音 | 舌尖前音 | shéjiānqiányīn | - alveolar - consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge |
| 花前月下 | 花前月下 | huāqiányuèxià | - see 月下花前[yue4 xia4 hua1 qian2] |
| 蠕动前进 | 蠕動前進 | rúdòngqiánjìn | - wriggle |
| 裹足不前 | 裹足不前 | guǒzúbùqián | - to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back |
| 超前意识 | 超前意識 | chāoqiányìshí | - foresight |
| 超前消费 | 超前消費 | chāoqiánxiāofèi | - excessive consumption - overspending on luxuries |
| 超前瞄准 | 超前瞄準 | chāoqiánmiáozhǔn | - to aim in front of a moving target |
| 趑趄不前 | 趑趄不前 | zījūbùqián | - hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom) |
| 跋前踬后 | 跋前躓後 | báqiánzhìhòu | - to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right |
| 踏步不前 | 踏步不前 | tàbùbùqián | - to be at a standstill - to mark time |
| 踟蹰不前 | 踟躕不前 | chíchúbuqián | - hesitant to take action |
| 近在眼前 | 近在眼前 | jìnzàiyǎnqián | - right under one's nose - right in front of one's eyes - close at hand - imminent |
| 逡巡不前 | 逡巡不前 | qūnxúnbùqián | - to hesitate to move forward - to balk - to jib |
| 锦绣前程 | 錦繡前程 | jǐnxiùqiánchéng | - bright future - bright prospects |
| 开始以前 | 開始以前 | kāishǐyǐqián | - before the beginning (of sth) |
| 鞍前马后 | 鞍前馬後 | ānqiánmǎhòu | - to follow everywhere - to always be there for sb at their beck and call |
| 马失前蹄 | 馬失前蹄 | mǎshīqiántí | - lit. the horse loses its front hooves - fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness |
| 到目前为止 | 到目前為止 | dàomùqiánwéizhǐ | - until now - so far |
| 前所未有的 | 前所未有的 | qiánsuǒwèiyǒude | - unprecedented |
| 前置修饰语 | 前置修飾語 | qiánzhìxiūshìyǔ | - premodifier (grammar) |
| 前胸贴后背 | 前胸貼後背 | qiánxiōngtiēhòubèi | - (lit.) chest sticking to back - (fig.) famished - (of several persons) packed chest to back |
| 史前古器物 | 史前古器物 | shǐqiángǔqìwù | - prehistoric artifacts - ancient artifacts |
| 哥林多前书 | 哥林多前書 | Gēlínduōqiánshū | - First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians |
| 婚前性行为 | 婚前性行為 | hūnqiánxìngxíngwèi | - pre-marital sex |
| 提摩太前书 | 提摩太前書 | Tímótàiqiánshū | - First epistle of St Paul to Timothy |
| 乌拉特前旗 | 烏拉特前旗 | Wūlātèqiánqí | - Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 万圣节前夕 | 萬聖節前夕 | WànshèngjiéQiánxī | - All Saints' Eve - Halloween |
| 赶前不赶后 | 趕前不趕後 | gǎnqiánbùgǎnhòu | - it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom) |
| 鄂托克前旗 | 鄂托克前旗 | Ètuōkèqiánqí | - Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia |
| 前怕狼后怕虎 | 前怕狼後怕虎 | qiánpàlánghòupàhǔ | - lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears - scare mongering - reds under the beds |
| 婚前财产公证 | 婚前財產公證 | hūnqiáncáichǎngōngzhèng | - prenuptial agreement - dowry contract |
| 双后前兵开局 | 雙后前兵開局 | shuānghòuqiánbīngkāijú | - Double Queen Pawn Opening - Closed Game (chess) - same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局 |
| 黎明前的黑暗 | 黎明前的黑暗 | límíngqiándehēiàn | - darkness comes before dawn - things can only get better (idiom) |
| 五百年前是一家 | 五百年前是一家 | wǔbǎiniánqiánshìyījiā | - five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname) |
| 前部皮层下损伤 | 前部皮層下損傷 | qiánbùpícéngxiàsǔnshāng | - anterior subcortical lesions |
| 好汉不吃眼前亏 | 好漢不吃眼前虧 | hǎohànbùchīyǎnqiánkuī | - a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) |
| 察哈尔右翼前旗 | 察哈爾右翼前旗 | Cháhāěryòuyìqiánqí | - Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia |
| 帖撒罗尼迦前书 | 帖撒羅尼迦前書 | Tiěsāluóníjiāqiánshū | - First epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians |
| 有宝何必人前夸 | 有寶何必人前誇 | yǒubǎohébìrénqiánkuā | - There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom) |
| 科尔沁右翼前旗 | 科爾沁右翼前旗 | Kēěrqìnyòuyìqiánqí | - Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia |
| 车到山前必有路 | 車到山前必有路 | chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. - cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
| 车到山前自有路 | 車到山前自有路 | chēdàoshānqiánzìyǒulù | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. - cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
| 长江后浪催前浪 | 長江後浪催前浪 | ChángJiānghòulàngcuīqiánlàng | - see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4] |
| 长江后浪推前浪 | 長江後浪推前浪 | ChángJiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng | - lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) - fig. the new is constantly replacing the old - each new generation excels the previous - (of things) to be constantly evolving |
| 前无古人后无来者 | 前無古人後無來者 | qiánwúgǔrénhòuwúláizhě | - to surpass all others of its kind before and since - to have neither predecessors nor successors |
| 前不巴村，后不巴店 | 前不巴村，後不巴店 | qiánbùbācūn,hòubùbādiàn | - see 前不著村，後不著店|前不着村，后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4] |
| 前不着村，后不着店 | 前不著村，後不著店 | qiánbùzháocūn,hòubùzháodiàn | - lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom) - fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere - to be in a predicament |
| 前事不忘，后事之师 | 前事不忘，後事之師 | qiánshìbùwàng,hòushìzhīshī | - don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience |
| 前人栽树，后人乘凉 | 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 | qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng | - to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom) |
| 前车之覆，后车之鉴 | 前車之覆，後車之鑒 | qiánchēzhīfù,hòuchēzhījiàn | - lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor - learn from past mistake - once bitten twice shy |
| 前门打虎，后门打狼 | 前門打虎，後門打狼 | qiánméndǎhǔ,hòuméndǎláng | - to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another |
| 前门拒虎，后门进狼 | 前門拒虎，後門進狼 | qiánménjùhǔ,hòuménjìnláng | - to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another |
| 前不见古人，后不见来者 | 前不見古人，後不見來者 | qiánbùjiàngǔrén,hòubùjiànláizhě | - unique - unprecedented (idiom) |
| 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县 | 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣 | QiánguōěrLuósīMěnggǔzúzìzhìxiàn | - Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin |
| 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 | 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 | gèrénzìsǎoménqiánxuě,mòguǎntājiāwǎshàngshuāng | - sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) |
| 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 | 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直 | chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. |
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